Shloka 82
नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः
Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city
सपत्नानां मृथे हन्ता रविसोमसमप्रभ: । सर्वैश्षिन्निकृतिप्रज्ैरनायैरकृतात्मभि:
sapatnānāṁ mṛthe hantā ravisomasamaprabhaḥ | sarvaiś chinnakṛtiprajñair anāryair akṛtātmabhiḥ ||
Dijo Bṛhadaśva: «En la batalla es matador de rivales, radiante con un fulgor como el del Sol y la Luna. Sin embargo, está rodeado de hombres de consejo torcido y juicio pervertido: viles en su conducta e indisciplinados de espíritu».
बृहृदश्च उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even if a warrior or ruler is personally powerful and radiant, association with ignoble, deceitful, and undisciplined advisers corrupts judgment and undermines dharma; character and counsel matter as much as prowess.
Bṛhadaśva describes a formidable figure—deadly in battle and shining like the Sun and Moon—while simultaneously criticizing the company around him as crooked-minded and unworthy, highlighting the moral danger of such companionship.